Shade-awning support.



A. HANAUEH.

SHADE AWNING SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 12. 1915.

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A. HANAUER.

SHADE AWNlNG SUPPORT.

APPLlCATION FlLED APR. 12. I916.

Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

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ANDREAS HANAUER, on NEW YORK, n. Y.

SHADE-AWNING SUPPORT.

Application filed April 12, 1916. Serial No. 90,538.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREAS HANAUER, a 7

' as commonly used, may be utilized for an awning without interfering with its usual functions.

Another object is to provide means whereby such shades may be extended and rigidly supported exteriorly of the open window, the supports being adjustable as to length,- height and inclination.

These and other objects are attained by the novel construction and combination of parts hereafter described and shown in the accompanying drawings, forming a material part of this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a window exterior, showing an application of the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmental view looking at one side of the window from the other. Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line l4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a fragmental side view showing the upper end of the supports. Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 7-7 of --Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a fragmental side view showing a modified form of support means, and Fig. 9 is a side view of the shade roller support end securing means.

The invention is particularly applicable to the windows of houses that are not furnished with specially arranged awnings,

which are expensive to install and often.

difficult to adjust, although the device may be used conjunctivelywith such awnings if desired.

In carrying out-the details of theinvention, use is made of the ordinary window shade 10, supportedat its upper end upon a spring winding roller 11 secured in brackets fastened to the window at or near the top.v

Such shades blinds or curtains, as they are variously ca led, refer to relatively heavy,

opaque textile material disposed closely adjacent to the window sash at the interior of the window and are of such length that when unrolled or drawn down as to extend to or past the window sill and are provided with .a stick or rod 12 engaged in a hem at the bottom.

' The invention comprises a pair of hollow guides 14 secured on the opposite sides of the window frame, extending from the sill to the bottom of the upper sash as shown in Fig. 2; these guides are shown as rectangular as best suited for their purpose, the front walls 15 having inturned edges 16 formed with serrations 17, and having a space 18 between them. Slidable in the guides are blocks 20 and 22 having between the-ma Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

spring 21 'by which they are pressed apart and caused to make contact with the interior walls of the guide; a bolt 23 having its head 24 set in the plate 20, extends outwardly through the other plate 22 and has fastened upon it a collar 25, against which is clamped the lower end of an arm 28 by the wing nut 29 or other similar fastening means. The inner side of the sliding plate 22 is formed with teeth 30 adapted to engage with the corrugations 17- and hold the plates in any vertical adjustment relative to the guides 14.. Engaged within the arms 28 are sliding extensions 32 which may be clamped by the set screw 33 as desired. At the outer ends of the extensions 32 are sprin engageable with the ends of t e shade rod 12 whereby the shade is supported.

In Fig. 8 a modified form of arm support is shown, in which the arm 28 is pivoted direct to the inside of the window frame and has engaged with it an encircling band 36 linked'into the extending end of a bar 37 provided with perforations 38 opened at their lower sides and adapted to engage with a fixed pin 39 set rigidly in the window frame as shown, In this construction when it is desired to adjust the support, the bar 37 is raised off the pin 39 and moved to suit eye loops 35 what I claim as new and ing being readily adjustable with entire safety from the inside of the window.

In order to prevent the roller 11 from rising out of its supports there is provided a plate 40 attached to the roller brackets 41, the plate carrying an element 42 adapted to enter the slot in the roller bracket and hold it in its bearings.

It will be evident that the window sashes can be raised and lowered to allow for.

ventilation Without difiiculty and that the attachment is not limited in its application to dwellings but may be used with windows having shades in other structures.

Having thus described my invention and disclosed its construction, operation and use, desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a shade awning upport, the combination with a shade and a rod at the lower end-thereof, of a pair of oppositely disposed hollow guides attached to the window frame, a pair of blocks slidable in each of said guides, teeth formed interiorly of said guides, one of said blocks in each pair having teeth cooperating therewith, means for holding said toothed blocks normally engaged with the teeth of said guides, and arms attached to said blocks for engaging said shade rod.

2. In a shade awning sup-port, the combination with a shade and a rod at the lower end'thereof, of oppositely disposed hollow rectangular guides, a pair of blocks slidable in each guide, means for engaging said set in one block of each guides, a bolt pair, passing through the other, arms pivotally carried by said bolts,'means for clamping said arms to said bolts, extensions slidably engaged in said arms, and means for clamping said extensions in adjustment, said extensions being engageable with said shade rod.-

8. In a shade awning support, the combination with the shade and rod at the bottom thereof, of hollow guides attached vertically to the window frame, said guides being partially open at the front and having inturned flanges along the open edges, teeth formed on the edges of the inturned flanges, a block slidable freely within each of said guides, a bolt engaged with said block, each of said bolts extending outwardly through said guide, a: second slidable block in said guides movable on said bolt, teeth formed on said second block adapted to engage with the teeth on said flanged edges, means for normally keeping said teeth in engagement, said means pressing said blocks apart, a collar on said bolt, an arm pivoted on said bolt, means for clamping said arm against said collar and means adjustably engaged with said arm for supporting said shade.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this. 3d day of April, A. D. 1916.

ANDREAS HANAUER.

blocks adjustably Within said Witnesses:

FRANCIS J. NEKARDE, LULU C. KOHLMANN. 

